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THY JAPANESE MINISTER TAEZZOYE MAKES A

At the back of the villago of Wan Won thero) soldiers, stopping ingress and egresa, cutting Nor is this all. The business in tea is the bad offered a fren pardon to any accomplice who the Governtaunt roward nad advice him to make that the offenders should be punished, bas

that fast should at the jury upon their is souciously shaped hill, the sides are almost first to the Kin Ya Palace sol then to the backbone of foreign trade in China; its ruin sald It was not me; it was Apin and Apan."

de all communication, ramoring His Majesty He confession I did not. world give information on to tho muciler: And the moment after you heard what he said guard against convicting a man without pericular and the top is as flat as a table, and is idence of Li Tsai-yian, and slaughtering 380- would mean the decay of trade generally. I then cautioned him and told him he need not yon cama over to fatah Inspector Quincey-Tos the case being fully proved against him. and the lane of fully half the revenue derived tell me anything unless he wished, but that And the prisoner was arrested in your pre-Lordship then went through the evidence of the crazed with too plantation. It is in a most cively six of the high Korean officials, through the Imporial Maritime Customs, whatever he aid might be used in evidenco sance-1 tock Sergeant, Bottia and a detective hawker, touching apen the points which Mr. Ho commanding position, and as rather of an fall to understand the mossing of all this. The

against him. He then said, "Oh, I will tell to lin place.

Kai had alluded to as showing the improbability opinion that the upation of this "Majuba ignorant popales sonld not but feel indiquent By Appointment to His Excellency the Go-We say nothing of the reduction of British you all. As this was in the street and thera When you saw the prisoner did you any any of the story of thin witness. It was for the jury

crowā to stluck you, when wo, fearing lest they ENOR and His Royal Highness the

trade, for that would probably only change Station and told him he had better tell me there, waid Arreet this man."

were a number of people there I took him to the thing P-I pointed him out to the Inspeptor and to think that such a story, was to be Beltered in" by the Chinese bilmez and soldiers has at your Excellency, and were about to collect a the fans of the oirenuistareas. Was it likely checked the progress of the French in the dire-might do some injury to your troops, requested DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

ita fald from China to Indis, but the damage e thon said "When I came out of gaol the And what did the prisoner may to you?-He that the man would have had the boldness to tion of Wan Wan more than anything elas. In the Chlesso garrison to outer the Paleen sad have gone into the shop in a sirot fall of people, addition to this kill, which overlooks and protected afford protection. But your troops, on meeting WHOLESALEANDRETAILDRUGGISTS to China would be great and irreparable. last time I met a man umed Apis. He took asid nothing to me

Do yun come from Tungkas ?—Yes.

and thrown him down and gagged him in snol a Wan Wan, there ware, it is said, several fortiflet the Chinese, barrod the way, and commenced The Chinese Government instead of thinking me to big house and gave me food Afterwards we went out on several occasions together. One

By bis Lordship-I went to Tannati to soe way that a man standing on the opposite side of

fring; the result being that there was harm how they can raise the duty on ten, ebould—night in February. I went in company with whether the prisoner was there er not; and then the street could have seen him? Was it pro- endampments, cash enormpment sail to contain done to both sides, and the Falsos converted into malgré their present financial difficulties Apin and another man named Apan to Lynd. took Sergeant Batlin. Sergeant Batiin had bable that a rouri ed in this way by the threat ve hundred men. The French are reported battle field. But though you committed a should have no marks of violence upon his throat to Lore oarried the "Majuba hill by storm, blunder at the time, your Fizosllendy debilesn What did you go to Yarali for P-I went to orabout his body? The evidence of Dr. Marques and then turned their attention to the protection; and as our Tresting with other Fowerd rather consider whether it is not expedient at Terrace. When wo get there Apin said not said anything to me.

had no other intention then that of affording it was too soon yet. We bought three sticks of to reduce that duty. They have to faca the sugar cane from the hawker. Afterwards Apin hour about the case.

was that the deceased might have been suffocated Not to get tho rowerd?-Ob, no; -I- dare ant by the weight of the bags thrown, upon campments These details are from Chiness also promiso profection wo hara'aleïmiy caman fact that every year the ozport of Chinese toa great into the house followed by Apin and m

One source nicated with the Ministers your colleges to him, but with the rage that were found sources; not very rehabla. to England, its principal market, declines, threat and Apan took from his gizle a piece of

self. Apin seized the old Parsee man by.tha accapt such offer.

You have not beens gambling informer, lave Lying beside him was it ant are probable that states that four encampmental were taken; deliberate upon the affair in question. We hope while that from India grows steadily and wood with stringe attached. They threw the you P-No.

he find been smothered by them? Was it out other daolares that legyen work sutofelly your Excellency will also arrive at a decision and old men down and Apin asked me to carry fis

Inspector Mathema, recalled by the demirs of more probable than the fals the hawker and the earried. This would imply that at the last give us a reply. A noceasury communication, pily. Ceylon is also fast becoming a look. It was too large and I refused to carry it. Mr. Ho Kai, aid he had some conversation with prisonst had given that someone who had known 3,500 men had boon drive away from their su

19th day 10th woon, in the year Kin-Shên. rival as a producer of tea, and it is reported They then threw some bugs on the top of the thee the site of the part. When be sent befoss loving his shop, had waited until he had tranched positions, out of which number 1,000

prisoner in the cells below about two minutes the deceased's habits of praying in the evening

2 that tax of the finest quality, can be grown old man. I then got frightened and opened to

COMMUNICATION, in Natal. There is very reason to believe door and ran away. The next morning I wont down to order him up to the court the prisoner turned the lamp low, and then coming stealthily wars placed hora de combat. This engagement

ever to Kowloon and walked from there to said to him-Mek Apin has been discharged, bohind him, throw the dosaged down and is decidedly the most important one that has The mob of your honourable country gradually 3 that it will also 8000 be cultivated in Borneo Tangkau, where I remained for about ten days. Las not Witness said "Yes" and the gagged him, and then smothered him upon the

me pratsing round our Logation buildings. and probably in Burmah. It will be difficult I lave now been back about ten days staying in prisoner said "Well, it is all false; the hawker ground with a handkerchief, and that aflar that taken place aines flis let October last, when shooting guns, setting firs, throwing stones, and enough for Chains, tea to bold its own against Kowloon. I have heard that. Apin is in guel wanted me to ho a witness against Mok Apin," this man emptied the till of what money there General Liu had to retire from the heights abure canging a great deal of fangar; yet your hon I don't know where Apan is now.” I then and there was about 9500-roward going to be was in it and went away?. If, however, tas jary Kalung harbour and retreat towards Liangkah ourable Government ant looking on without Communications an Editorial matice should be its rivals even if competing on equal terms, brought him over to the Central Station and get divided amongst them. The prisoner further thought there was no connection between the and Wan Wen. If it is trus that the Chinos making an effort to interfere. That is the rou- directed "The Editor," and those basisebut bapered by at extra duty of sometaning the interpreter in the Charge Ioom to read over id I was very hard wp, and had a slottsg. prisoner and the hawker, el-their-story-wing commenced the fight with a determination of on why I moved tempanely to Jonath with the intention of reporting all the facts-to- "Manager," and to individuals by asm.

to him the notes I had taken, asking him if they and this white jacket (he was wearing) belongs a concocted one, then they would be justified in like 2d, in the pound, this will become im-were correst, ur, not, or, if he wanted to alter to the prisoner said the hawker or someone finding a verdict of guilty, but they must be fully recapturing Kalung and that on the occasion my Government before deciding what steps to Correspondents are requested forward their name and addrews with communications addressed to the possible. Moreover, the "Peking" Govern- anything. He said it was all correct, but sisa witness did not catch the name. Witnosy satisfied that the story the prisoner had given, they put forth all their strength, they must now take. I therefore make this communication to see the atter futility of fighting against foreign request your honourable Government to protect Blitar, not for pablication, but na evidenes of goad ment will, sa our Shanghai contemporary added that before leaving the house he asked him why he went over to Youmati, and and that of the hawker was the correct one.

paints out in the course of an article on the cloth. He and I don't know if he took it with over, and we then came and told the Inspector." after an absence from court of about ten minutes engaged were composed of his thres or four necessary communistion to Famident Kin

taw Apan take from off a shell a piece of red the prisoner aid" We went there to talls it

The jury retired to consider their verdict, and trained soldiers. Chinese say that the trocas ar Legation buildings daring my absence, and hope yone Excellency will set conformably,--A All tettors Coc peblication should be written on wa ide of the paper only.

Subject, run the serious risk of causing die-him; if not we did not steal anything." I want Mr. He Kai said he had no witness to call, the foreman, Mr. MyCouchie, said the jary un-

7th day 12th moon 17th year of Meiji. Acretions and Subscriptions which are not affection among the tea-growers if, as is over to Yaureati bacause Inspector Quincy said but there was one witness, the mother of the animously found a verdict of "not guilty"

one of the men who was wealed was there, and hawker, whose ovidence was taken at the Police oddard, fuzandral-pink will be continued trost probable, their produce becomes un-es he was engaged his asked me to g. The in Court. He understood the Attorney-General

THE JAPANESE MINISTEZ TAKSTOVE MAKES A Douxtorizando..

REFLY. - Orders for extra copies of the Day Press should saleable in the chief market of the world. former took me to the place, and on the way told did not propose to oil-bar, hat for his own be sent before 11 am, on the day of publication. The mandarins will consult their own into the man we were going for wass man with satisfaction be should like to call that witness.

Chuang Aliu | small eyes whom I had arrested before in another

then called, and After that hour the eapply is limited.

torests equally with the interests of their case.

said sho was a widow.' She had two country in rejecting any proposal to in- Inspector Quincey, who was engaged in this sous, one 40 years old, and the other was the

hawker who had been oallad to give svidanes in. crease the tax on an article of export the murder cas, was engaged? Yes

this ease he came from Enn Or, where het trade in which cannot survive such an in-Yes. I don't think he believed the informer Kow Fog. [At the request of Mr. Ho Kai she He had more important business to attend to eldest son was at present, at the village of Fak peat maar foars, and would, by restricted at the time, and he asked me to go and see, consumption, speedily show signs of P took me to the house where he was

The informer pointed him out?--Yes; kod of the prisoner, but she said she did not know him, and was not aware he had lived elsso proaching extinction.

to bar at Taipingshan.j

faith.

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HONGKONG, MARCH 20TH, 1885,

THAT the conduct of the hostilities with France in Tonguin and Formosa should severely tax the finances of the Chinese Ge- Farnment and segner or later compel them

The U.S. corvette Enterprise, Commander Bartser, with Admiral Dark on board, arrived here yesterday froci Canton.

Captain H. R. Knight, The Hoffa, has been apprinted Aide-le-cata to Major General Sir Charios Fanes, KC., commanding the troops

he

And you then and thara obargad him with the. urder? Yee.

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The prisoner was discharged, but was re-arrested on another charge, and be and the witness than Ahing will be pharged with caespiragy

POLICE COURT.

19th March.

BEFORE Mr. A. G. Wiss.

KEROSINE CANE,

Id Akit, hayker, was charged with having been in passession of quantity of korosine eil in uncovered jars, contrary to Ord, 8 of 1875, on the 14th instant.

Lokang No. 170 said that on the láth he saw

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hundred Wan Wan men, and of some 500 Tehlu Tor-kah militiaman, à fow hundred Halka Hills, and the rest well armed regales, may of them late arrivals from the santh of the is- The reason why I entered the Palans excom- and The Wan Wan and Teuin Ten-kah mon panied by guards was that His Majesty the suffered most, several hundred being killed, the King favoured me with a Decres commanding remainder seeking safety in light. These local me to repair thither to protect him. This militiamen were fighting for their hearths and Doors I respectfully obeyed, and speedily weak to the Royal residence. Yesterday the soldiers homes and are to be admired accordingly, espe of the Chinese garrison unexpectedly rushed into cially those who mado a aband and feß,babwe do not the Palace gatis, ond, having joined the soldiers consider it a wise policy to place mol raw soldiers of your hobearable country, opened fire; the result being that we were affankad on all sides. in the front of battle. The inhabitants of Wan I, ou account of having received the royal com- Wan karo loft the plass, it is cuid, and the French mands to afford prizotion, reluctantly replied are virtually in possession nor of the village with small guys | próbably revolversor carbines),

Mt. Ho Kai addressed the jury for the da. fence He said this was no extraordinary case, and wropped up in a great deal of obscurity. In spite of the confession whick had heen deposed the defendant's boat alongside a wharf at the and of the road leading to the Bancs plain. The and oscarapanind His Majesty from first to last, to against the prisoner, he was going to address Frays East, and as soon as the defendant saw Chinese troops have retreated to & tillage called or to defend his perion to the best of my ability. Afterwards His Majesty oxprosted the jury to discharge bin. He had told the Inhima ho pasked his boat of. This math witness Lok Taw, composed of a faw bamboo and graderet muxiety for the safety of the Queen suspicions, and ho followed the defendant, who j shantios, situated on the east bank of the rapids, Mother, and vowed that he would attend upon spector that the confession he bad made wa composed of lies, and had no foundation. It was then threw overboard saven or sight jars. When between two and three miles to the rest of Was Her Majesty even to the point of death. The two each statements without haring, according left in the defendant's heat, and he took pouses. to his on showing, committed a grave offene of some kind People could not be punished in discriminately, no matter how bad they were; be

He

to resort to oxtraordinary means for increas in the West Indies. Captain Knight proceeds tot; he told me to make inquiries, and be did not possible that a man should be able to make he got alongalde witness saw there was still one Wan Hare the main army of the Chinese King occordingly want through the back gater

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of the Palace, among the midiors of your honour-

You don't know the name of the informer? do not; I know him well by sight.

What is he? Well, I saw him knocking about Taipingahan and the Polos Station; rever aw him doing any work.

Did Inspector Quincey tell you he had made any inquiries Himself about this xusuf-He did

know what ovidence might be forthcoming

sion of it. The jar was full of herosine, and re-reported to be stationed, and it is said they have able country. On my attempting to anampang To arrest him on speenlation ?—Yes. We have to acknowledge receipt of cuplas of When you arrested him you kusw nothing

sembled those which had book thrown overboard, fortifled themselves very strangly. It will be him with my guards, we were fired upon, by your Kuhion's German Trade Review and Exporter. whatever about him except that the informer

each jar being capable of containing two gallons, here, we have no doubt, that the next battle will troops; and fearing lest the openrrence of some

The defendant said he bought the kerosine, take place. This is a weekly commercial paper, pablished in pointed him out to youf No.

pause a morder bad boon committed they were not

nocident might righten the King, whereby g and he never threw any overboard. Borlin in English. It is well got up and printed, and contains a quantity of information conseen-No; no more than that I saw him at the Foline proposed to quament chiefly upon the evidence

services in protecting him would be fruitless, I Do you know anything of the last witgsss.to award punishment indiriminately.

Finad 820, and the terveins coufiscated.

The report that a mandatin of superior rank respectfully took my leave and departed with ing German tende abroad.

of the hawker, Chan Ahingy and compare that

BROTHEL OTTENGE.

to Lia Ming-chuan had arrived proves not to be my soldiers to the Legation. Your Exellency, Cheung Akon, brothel keeper, admitted having true. with the confession of the prisoner. He thought

in your communication, stated that I first re- he should be able to show that they contradicted kept a girl between the ages of eight sad fifteen

moved the King to the Kin Yu Palaeo, and * each other to a very considerable extant, and if years in the brothel, and she was fined $20. Two ships ontside, one of them rather close what you can mean by this, sad beg to assert afterwards elsewhere. In at a loss to know. AK INSAIR MENDICANT." the arnolesion that neither was to be believed, ihat was zu, he thought the jury would come to

Luis Aibor, of Mauritius, unemployed was

The Black Flag of defiance (7) is still that I had nothing whatorer to do with the re- fying at the point near the Pilot Village. Many moral of His Majesty's person. Having ra that was so they would come to the conclusion ladies, in the Publis Gardens, and arrested him. Tai pah-ft, and the news of the disastrous defeat I followed, stoompanied, and defended the King, and that neither of them had been near the scene chorget with mendicanoy on the 17th fost of the murder when the Indian was killed. If P. C. Gidley found the defendant bagging of of the woanded are arriving at Twatatis and cofreds Dearco ordering me to attend the Palace, that the last statement the primer had made Ho hed bom begging in the Gardens for a month and heavy losses at Wan Wen has created and that was all As to your statement that I to Inspector Matheson was the correct one. past.

abcessively slaughtered air of the high Korean Mr. Ho. Kai then wont through the evidence of The case was mnendad from. Tuesday in or. amengst the probant and shopkeeping classes oficiais, I am simply astounded at it. Daring Did the prisoner ses you coming No, he the hawker, Chan Ahing, and he argued that it der to enable the Colonial Surgeon to report upon rather an uneasy fealing. The news of the de-my stay in the Palace I did not for a single in- could not; he was lying on a bed round a corner, was credible the witness could not have soon the the mental condition of the defendant, whose foot of the Chinese at Wan Wan is confirmed, stant quit the side of the King. For did I ses bobind the partition.

Did he say anything ?-Not at first I took courronoes he deposed to from kis position st manner indicated unsound mind, and Dr. Ayres and the losses are put down by Chinase then kept guard round the royal presa, and the in- any slaughtering of oficials. My soldiers only

Court.

ing the revenue wis only to be expected.to Barbadoes on Tuesday via America. That the mandarins should devise some oc- centric methods of taxation which in their incidence would more especially affect for. eigners was equally to be anticipated. The funds not only in the Imperial Treasury but also in all the provincial treasuries must be

On Wednesday a little girl sight years of age running very low, and the small fans lately fall from the veranlah of brothel No 68, Csics-antify the prisoner P--I was not. negociated bave doubtless boon already road into the street below. She sustained in swallowed up by the expenses of the war.juries which will probally prove fatal. She was picked up in an insensible stats and was removed Further steps will therefore no doubt soon be by the police to the Govoramont Civil Hospital. taken to bring fresh grist to the financial wilt, We learn that the American correttes Marion, According to the Hu Pao, a lengthy selma guns, Captain 3 Miller, and Omaha, 12 gur lor replenishing the revenue and securing Captain T. 9. Seldridge, are on their way ont bere to join the equadron in Chins under the greater economy in administration has been command of Admiral Job Lea Davis. The compiled by commed of the Empresa-Ra. Murion takes the pisos of the Base, recepky on gent and pressuted to the Throne. The

this station,

You und never seen him before?-No. Were you present when he came up to Do you know what this basiness Inspecter Quinosy was engaged upon was? I do not, between the informar and the prisoner in your Cross-examined Did any communication pass praganer P-No. notion any.

Did any siga pass between theta ?--I did not

No.

tim by the queue and told him he was wanted. aclisme, has been drawn up by Peines TV, the Mortnary on the body of a Chinaman which coolies thore I took him to the Station.

An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at He became excited, and as there were a lot of the Board of Revenue, and the Yamen. It was found on the beach at Bowrington on Sun specifies twelve directions in which economies. dar last. There was no evidence of identifica Chinese constable 7-Yes.

What he said was interpreted to you by the can be practised, and makes so many Marques as to the probable cause of death, and

tion, and after hearing the testimony of Dr. And you don't know whether they are o02- gestions for increasing the revenue. A good of the lokaug who found the body, the jary restand all. part of the incom's expested from these turned a verdict of" found drowned." sources will, if a Deeres embodying or approv ing the scheme bo isected, come from foreign trade. It is proposed to increase taxation on les, opium, salt, accumulation of foreshores {Zit. “sand-fields"), and wine and tobacco shops, Of these propositions the one that will most nearly concern foreignere engaged in trade with China is the one for increasing the dot oo tea. The Hu Pao says that the alter- nativa proposals for taxing tea ars (1) to

They do not siways mange things better in lovy a tax of $ macs per fire catties at the Franch, not even in the navy. Lord Northbrook name. He was a gambling informer, and was the face of ity for it was not natural for a man to

placa of export; (2) to lory & taols 9 mice per hundred catties, in addition to the bar

mostly interpreted or not? No, I did not under

Did the Chinago constablo comunicate with the prisoner The British ganboat Swift, Commander When was the proclamatiou out?--I don't Broades, which arrived here yesterday morning know I saw it in the Charge Room, and it was from Tamati, raports that the Chinese at Tamsul posted everywhere. admit having suffered a defeat six miles from Kainng with a loss of 1,000 killed. The French was said the Chinese constables interpreted Re-examined by the Attorney-General, the ices is supposed to he 280. Fuller particulars what the prisoner said, and witness took a note will be found in ver current's letter else of it. That rote was subsequally road over to where pablished. Unfortunately there is the prisoner by the interpretor at the Central slight hiatus, from 2nd to 7th March in our Station, and he asid it was true. Notes pro- correspondent's diary of events, bat tas missing dooed). portion will doubtless come to baad later on, PC Trang Taz gave evidence corroborative of that of the last witness. He said the Informer's name was Aping. He did not know his sur Bring me he wires fud ka to Chan Hing, the hawker, hofore.

need not be denied that small consciation, and

self complacency will no doubt roturn to White halt on the perusal of two delightful stories of

neral maladministration that reach us from

Tungkun

Witness not know the

The defendant went to the Central Station

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inskars.

8th March.

10th March.

11th March.

Majesty was stationed, the report of firearms was heard His Majesty, much alarmed, enquír- od what this meant Before the King had finished spanking, reports were heard sounding within the Palaco, and I reluctantly returned the fire. These prooosdings were witnessed by all It is to be hoped that your Excellency will make a careful enquiry into all the cironmstances of the cosasion, and see whether some mistake has not been made, sal right soufvundal with wrong necessary reply to Kin, President of the Foreign Offico.

the gutter on the other side of the street through reported the men to be insane.

Hie Worship at the man to the Lunatic selves at 1,000 men killed and wounded. the door of the shop. He had identified so small

trances were striotly watched by sentinels who an object as the ga protased as the one used LyArgum.

9th Marcb. enquired of all, going in or out, their names, ro- the prisoner, wherpas Mr. Ho Kaicontended that ----------- TUS- CHARON OF SWINDLING ---

Fine, cool day; just the weather for fighting.porting the same to His Majesty, and permitting somali na object could not have been suficiently. Henry Lesly Emery, seaman, was before the

A shot from one of the ships led us to hope that only those to pass in or out who were allowed the King to do so. Beyond this I the back part of it, while the evidence of the worthless chaque to be pashed, on the 18th inst the better. The defeat at Wan Was is still afluents. you have been plaased tra seen to be recognised at that distance. The shop court, on remand, cii the charge of stealing $5 was a long one, and

I am desirous of kapwing girl the deceased was in from Daniel Stevens Heayssman, landlord of the an attack might be made to day. If Tamani is Krew nothing.

International Hotel, by presenting to him a to be bombarded again, the sooner it takes pluss your Excolloney's authority for the state-

make. the shop was dim, only coming from one William Philips, said the prisoner was an able Indians called was to the effect that the light in

George Potter, toaster of the American bark the talk.

What proof bars you! Thia a taatter this vitnons was at variance with the prisoner's on board his ship and bad skout 49 das which was turned low. With regard to the gag confession, for whereas the former said he saw to him.

of grave impartanes, and i will thank you Blowing strong from north-east; only two evidence to sustain your accusations. As re- to produce, for my information, satisfactory The complainant said he did not wish to press shape outside, supposed to be the dictants and garis your people gathering a mob to make an prisoner said it was another man who had not the charge, and the prisoner was dismissed Mok Apin put it on the deceased's month, the

Fellare. The Chinese haaled down the Black attack, I know no reason why they should have that if the deceased had been seized as was stated, been arrested. It was also highly improbable

VAGRANTY. William Jacke, of St. Helena, zesman anom.sy to-day. Bar.going up 3062; Therm., 59 in done so. Moreover, your Excellency stated in while sitting on his chair, the chair should be ploved, was charged with being a rogue and va

**Four communication that my troops, having bar- the thada hean laff is its proper position, and not upstrabond, and destitute. Then again the witness had not noticed the

red the antesnes, commenced to fire. Be good" enough to recollect who, besides your own soldiers. Rainy, drizzly day. Blowing very stranghapt guard over the Palace gate! While my cockleft or numerous things about the shop that on Wednesday and said he had no money and no outside, Bar., 30.70; Therm, 85; only a few days troops were standing about the place where His cther witness had joken to, and he gave an home. He admitted sit previous convictions, ago it was 30 degrees. entirely wrong description of the shop door. the first for larceny, and the other five su a rogue

A Cricket match took place to-day. Then the hawker's story was so improbable on and ragabond.

Sentenced to two mouths' hard labour as a

Two ships outside. stand by and see a cowardly attack made-like rogue and vagabond. this on an old man. He could not have

DEUNKESNE30, riar does; (8) to lovy the foregoing, but to Toulon. The French Ministe of Marino rocent.

thought it tras a fight, as he said, sad Charles Dowlos, seaman, having been arrested Laspector Qaineer. who had previously given if he had a man's natural curiosity it would yesterday morning in Queen's road for dranken- allow the barrier fear to be commuted by aly ordered two gaubonts from M. Farcy, the evidence as to the condition in which he found have caused him to remain by the cloness and disorderly conduct, was wat on boat frat double payment. This does not affect shipbuilder at Lyons, at £24,000 each, hat in the the deceased's shopafter the murder, wasto-called and saw the end of it, and he would not have his ship.

Keng Sui On, sarrant, was fined $1 for lay- contract they omitted to specify the speed which and farther examined by the Attorney-General | walked away to sall elsewhere, as he said he did. the Custom export or frontier does. The the new ships must posses

When they were Empresapproves provisionally, but the de- delivered, as per contract, it was found that they tails are to be referred to the provincial au-

could not exceed 34 knots an hour. It will cost £20,000 each to bring them up to an eight not thorities." The least of these alternative pood The other story is even more serions. ---tares--would, on a rong calculation, be not Eighteen new ganbaats were recently ordered, lass than 24. per lb. on all qualities, & huge built, and sent out for service'in Tonquin. They carried each two cannon and some "Hotchkiss increase on thecommon grades of tes, whichora cannon revolvers. Their armament was never most in demand in the English market. The tested until ther reached the seat of war, when. N. C. Herald bears that the Chinese tea de- that they were too weak to stand the real to the dismay of the commander, it was disenver. Lera are much excited at the proposed aug. of their own guns. They are boing strengthen- ed now in Tonquin, a long and eastly operation. mentation of the inland dues, and says In the mainline, they are aseless. We could "many of them believe that a Decree will hardly beat that oven in our own navy-Palle soon be issued bagad apan the reports which Mall Gazette. the provincial authorities bare been called upon to furnish, and that the duties on teas from the country districts will be largely augmented. Some of the dealers bave, we THE DETENTION OF THE STEAMER understand, sont orders to their agents in the tea districts to suspend their operations

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

as follows:--Sargeant Batlin tell us you sent him It was also quits ummatural that he should noting been drank and disorderly at Yanmšti on

arent this man --About noon on the 6th speak to anyone shkout what he saw. When be the 18th inst. March I received information there was another heard of the murder, he must, if he had so

I

POSSESSING ARMS.

at Yanti counted with the murder case. what he said he had, have known that it was the Tal Afang, gunsmith, admitted having been I was engaged at the tips and I did not attach Indian he saw attacked :: iescribed. The whole in possession of two rifes in Queen's-road West, much importance to the information. I asked story was wrapped up ja heaolubditisa, and hn on the 10th inst, and the weapons were centis- Sergeant Butka if he was at leisure to go and thought the jury would dismiss it from their cated:

999.

Did you inform him?—I did not. Whe gave you the information --Aping.

He is a gambling informer ?—I believe he is.

minds. Mr. Ho Kai then, proceeded to the pri

this confession and the kawkor's evidence agreed

TAZE-EA GAMBLING.

CORRESPONDENCE.

12th March.. 14 rainy, cold day. Thorm., 56 Bar., 30.63. The Villare fired a gan soon after noon. The Cockchafers gave a concert in the stening.

13th, 14th, and 15th March. Fine weather. Two ships outsidə. Nothing vesarred, but a few shota va, the 14th from the Atalante. On the 13th the Duguay. Frouin serived:

16th March. Fins day. The British ganboat Swýt is out- side. Cannot write more. The mails must go

J

J.D.

THE GOLD DISCOVERIES IN BRITISH NORTH PORNEO.

The following is the result of assays made in Londen by an eminent firm of assyists of sam- ples sont from Brith North Borneo-

------- BRITISH BURMAN.

The following latter from Mr. Colquhoun appears in The Timer :-

Horarona, 2nd December, 1884. The provinces of Arsean, Poga, and Ten- aseerima, izzo 1862 amalgamated and called British Burmak, form one largs province, which, topographically considered, consists of four well- markel and distinct portions In the west is a triangular strip of country with the apex to the south; the north of the tract is a fangled mess of forest-clad mountsing, the offshoots of the Arican Tomm (“Ridge"), drained by count- less torrents, which unite and reach the va through one or two main rivers: towards the south and west it passes into rich alluvial plains, intersected by a network of tidal orooka, sbut in on the saat by the Arassa Mountains, which, as they gradually draw neer the ses until they and at Pagoda Point, throw out wooded spare sad cruss-spurs, Sling the face of the country |to the spolusion of the plains. The greatest Sampie No. 3-res from Sungsi Bilang length of the treet is about 300 miles, and its Segama river. Pradaos-of, gold, 6.6500s. breadth in the north shout 100 miles. The plain per ton of 20 owt: ufors. No tii.

vountry contains some of the most fertile portions of the province, and from it aro.obtained all the Sample No. 4-re found in a ornoible, portion ins-cargoes of the vessels leaving Akyab. East of black dust from Sungoi Bilang. Proof the Aracan Toms are the valleys of the Irraw

Sample No. 1.-Gold washed at Bungei Bilang, Begama river. Quality gold, 889; silver, 080.

You were in charge of this case P-I was not. soner's confession, He pointed out that though of 2. Woi Hing Lane, and Toz Kat Hisg, of 10, fired by the French this morning.

Tam Aman, of 1, Wei Hing Lane, Man Afuk,off sheep or they will miss Two shota wer Inspector Matheson was.

on the main point, there were wide disrepancies Wei Hing-street, were all summoned by In- upon minor points, so that they would give on pootor Swanston on charges of keeping tre-fa the impression that they were poncocted stories, lottery agencie I don't ask you what you believe bat what you which agreed in the general outline of the mat-

The pages were proved against the dofondants, anor-He never gave me any information beter, but showed their weakness when sified as to who, in default of paying fees of $10 each, wers

details. Mr. Ho Kai said he had consultak his sent to gaol for fourteen days. What do you know of hisu -I only know client, but the prisoner was strangely callous and him by sight

Indifferent, and said if he was to hò banged ha Do you know bo is a regular informer-Nc. might be hanged, but he did not want anyone to What was the information you got-He said defend him. Though her. Ho Kai) trialsgain thero' was another man of Tenmati be thought had again to get him to assist him with We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opisiens was counseled with the murder case. ?--I did not ask him his reasona

his defence the prisoner declined to tell him But why did he think so, what were his res-anything, and had chosen instead to make In- apector Mathieson his confdant. He must leave Now, Tuspector Quinoo5, I want you to tell me if to the jury to judge whether the prisoner's In reply to a question in the House of Com- the truth about this What put you on the last statement was not the correct uno and not until the intentions of the Peking Government mone, the Under Secretary of Stats for Foreign track of that man?-The informer said there his first confession, and the statement of the are buoyu." The Obinere tes donlers may will Affairs said that representations had been made was another man at Teamuti he thought was be arcited over such a prospect as that oped-to the French Government concerning a quan- ! lup by a large increase in the duty on tea. Ittity of lead which was on board the steamer je one thing bad enough as calculated to Glenroy, and which had been confissati by a check consumption-for the British Govera. French cruiser. It is hoped that the lead will

LONDON, 18th March.

"GLENROY" BY THE FRENCH.

be restored.

connected with the murder case.

hawker.

expressed by our Correspondenta.]

THE PERAK TIN MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY.

20-THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PREIN," EI-A low weeks since you published a report

of the directors of this company, dated the 17th February last, in which it was stated that they The Attorney-General said the circumstances had determined to take stops to register the And it was on that he was arrested?-Well, of the case were so pocntiar that he thought it company on the footing of a company with liabi what steps Sergasnt Butlin took I don't know, was incumbent upon him to insky 22me further lity limited by netron. This cong mat inth

And you had no information about this man

remarks to the jury. He must admit that there the approval of the shareholders and was grested but that? No, none whaterer.

were some points in the hawker's story which with considerable satisfaction, and they have been Tip Aping, the informar, was then called. He were open to comment, and it was for the jury daily expecting to hear of its opaapletion, but it ation to Inspester Quincey about the prisoner. said he was a colie, and that he gave inform to ocnsider whether in the face of those points appears, so far as I am able to necartain, that

the story was to be believed. Patting that evi nothing further. has been done towarda. the... What do you know of the man f-T want into use antirely upon one side, however, the jury registration. an opium shop on the Prays at Yaumati to Taxa dieting case to set upon. It rested upan Can any of your readers give any information smoka. While there I heard the prisoner talk the evidence of Bergeant Datlin and the Chinese on the subject-I am, Tour obedient servant, ing, I heard him say he would not be all right constable as to the confession the prisoner made.

A SHAREHOLDER. I asked him what was the matter. He said he Ho thought there could bo no doubt as to the Hongkong, 19th March, 1885. had tried to make a fortuna et Lyndhurst Ter-truth of that evidence, and the confession race, but without success. He said-"A reward having bean made, it was for the jury to has been offered. I wish to go haus, bat senzilor whether it was to be believed. The have to passage money," I told him. Fould prisoner admitted he was present at the commis THE LINDHUEŠT TERZACE MURDER CASE. get some. I said "You wait kare and I will go sion of the crime, but he implicated another man Chan Ashing, the second prisoner In this case, and get my wages from my master and I will as the principal Was there anything in the was brought before the court sharged with the give you several hundred cash in order to enable circumstances of the case whick would lead the happer, however, if the Chinese tex had to 6th ult

and weat up to the Central 9talion and made story he had given to the police? The Attorney.

SUPREME COURT.

19th March.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

ment to add a few peace to the duty on ten, but it is quite another matter for the Chi- nese Government to do so. The British Government have not to consider the pro- ducera; the Chinese Government must do eo. No differential duty is imposed on tea in the United Kingdom; whether it comes BEVORM THH HON, SIR GEORGE PHILO, from China, India, or Caylón, it pays the same tax. Henco Chins tes can compete with the Indian and Ceylon product on equal

CHIET JUSTICE.

the morning.

cerned in the murder of the deceased. The pri

EVENTS IN NORTH FORMOSÀ.

ZROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

- TAMBUI, 7th March,

Sample No. 2.-Ore wasked for trial of tin. Produce-Gold, 1.500 an, per ton of 20 swt. of ore. No the

dnse of gold, 1150 vs. per ton of 20 owt. of Sample No. 5.-Rock. Produca of gold, U.HU

0KG.

addy and of the Sittang (Telt-toung); both narrow and mountainous in the north, they gradually

widen, and a litals north of Rangoon the Pegu

Yora (the water-parting between the two) ends, ́es, par ton of 20 cwt, of ore.

and they unite to form a vast alluvial plain. This The result of the above amay confirms the stretches southwards to the ass, and extends existence of gold in the Begama, and as a find is reported in the Kinabatangan, there is very rosson to think an alluvial deposit will be found

from the 'Aracau Yoma on the west to the Nat toung and Martsban Hills on the east, and ferms the great rice-ground of British Barmah. North of the Kyaikhte plain, the vast central portion to exist extending over a very wido grant of this tot, is z sonutry in many respects The black metallic and which was always similar to that is the north of Arasan, occupied found in conjunction with the gold dust is an

by mountains and their spurs and erom-spars; iron sand similar to what is found and smalted hitod, with scarcely any cultivation. Lastly in

the whole is densely wooded and sparsely anha-

in New Zealand: for fren it is of no commercial the extzoma sest is a stretch of country bounded

Fine weather. Three ships outside. The Iste valas, but it will be interesting to learn if it is by the river Salween and the sea on the west,

quarts.

's

saat. It is abɛnt, 47 miles broad in its broadest

north, but with uninisting ground here and there, and fantastic enterops of wavered mural mstone ridges starting suddenly from the plain. This is drained by threegreatrivers, the Salween, Gyne, and attaraz, and gradually narrows towards the south, where offekosts from the high asstori felids of rice into a sofforbiditest chaincover the country and convert it from waring.

may be added the Morgal archipelago, cluster with here and there an occasional plain. To theso of falands extending from the month of the Tavoy

of sounery.

termis, and săcures a market. What would murder of ons All Mahomed Rebemady, on the you to go away." I then left and came over bara jury to suppéss the prisoner had invented the Bghting at Wan Won is the great topic of con- found in large deposits, as the specimens sort and by the Dawna chait and main range on the pay a heavier duty before export ? Even The Attorney-General (Hon. E. L. O'Malier), report to Inspector No. 51. There were two General drew the attention of the jury to the versation just now. Over and over again during home give a result of 11 to Ios of gold to the part, opposite Moulmein, generally level in the

Inafaructed by the Crown Sisitor (Me. A..B. Inspectors then. No. 51 (points out Batlin) was oircumstances, and addressed them at some the past few months it has beats reported that under present conditions it is being grada- Johnson), prosecuted; and Mr. Ho Kal, instract-taking his meal with Inspector Quinosy. I had length, bat his remarks were metly inaudible the French had taken the place, full details in ton ally undermined by the Indian and Ceyloned by Mr. C. Ewens, appeared for the defoncu. not seen Inspector Quincży before. I was not at the repórters' doskz.

The No. 1 speciman of gold is of very good teas, owing to the aupazior cultivation and The following goatlemen were ampannelled as called as a witouts at the Palice Court. I was His Lordship amed up the ease. He said concoction with the capture having been given quality, and estimated to be worth £3, 13 per

a special preparation of the latter. With increased years. A. MoCanachie, D. Me not present.

the prisoner stated that be and the hawker by the inventors, the number of Elled and ̈· Legge, H. A. Herbert, C. Palmer, Cross-examined-I suppose you knew there Chan Ahing had laid their heads together to Founded have been stated, and various circum; the No. 5 specimen sentains gold to the ar- dutisa levied at home, Ckins, teas would ❘ N. J. Kis, and F. Dedivell.

was a reward offered by the Government for the sourd the reward which had been offered by stairees in connection with the capture have all feat of a dia, to the to simply become unsalpable in the English repetition of that given on Wednesday in the placards posted up in the streets.

The evidence givan was for the most part a apprehension of the murderers-Yes there were Government for the approbansion of the coboar ontered into most minutely. The story like diamonds that ran the lapidary was deceived

· The crystals sent home with the gold were a market in a few years. The mandarins may case against Mok Apia.

You know the prisoner before I did not oner was not arrested, and did not make his is believed for a day or two, then another verse until he tested them and found them to be still believe that the Euglieb nation cannot

Chan Ahing, the hawker who was opposite know him before. I met him smoking opium. confession until several days after the hawker in started, contradicting in every way all former the deceased's house at the time of the occurrence, du without Chinese tea, and for a few years said he saw thras men eater the house, of when smoking opium with the prisoner face to face between the two statements which must eirike stories going at once, all emanating from well-the dural prospects of British North Barnes, mountainous, and with a few pissith rich You wore on the same bed with the prisoner had made his statement. There was a similarity reports. Sometimes there are three different

The London assayists appear sanguine sa to zivor to the extreme south. These are generally perhaps it could not be altogether dispensed the prisoner was one; two of them salted and-Yea

any one. As to the oating the sugar can the with. But it would be a most dangerous gagged the deceased, and the prisoner closed this What time was that P-About nine o'clock in order in which the three men entered the known sourens at Hubei, and sine timas cut of and natieipsta: that vahabis discoveries will be from their summits to the water's edge with rich experiment to act on that assumption and door.

decerned's shop, the way the deceased was tan they are pure fabrications. It would appear, Inspector Matheson said he was present when tax the tee to the "point suggested in the the last witness identified the prisoner from smoking opium together and the prisoner sighed were almost identical with each other except

What led up to the conversation - We are sized and thrown down, the two statements however, that the late now from Waz Wan i made as the country, is developed; they are and varind follaga, presenting a charming variety.

opinion that better résulta will be obtained scheme drawn up by Prince Caux and the amongst a number of others in the gaot. In and said he would not be straight this time. I that the kanker said it was Mor Apin who put really true, and that there has been some serions] when the dry mason wil simit of working the Boyd of Berouns. The cultivation of tea they resemble each other, and Eu had never then he caked me if I had heard anything about prisoner said it was the man who had not beea wounding of about 1000 Chinese. The first

cross-examination he said it did not afrike him anted him why he would not be straight, and the gag on the deceased's mouth, and the fighting thors, resulting in the killing and uld gravel deposits. in India and Ceylon would be so enormously heard they were brothers or in any way related. the affair at Lyndhurst Terrace. said "What arrested. In all details they agreed excepting news that arrived stated that some 400 men had stimulated that in a very short time the March last.. I took with me a Chinese.constable; death an Indian” Id. If you caused ( the hawker ould not have seen from the out been killed, but as far as we can understand the Sergt. Batlin--I went to Yaununt on the 6th about it? The prisoner said Causing this this, and that the tisser spoke to face that supply would prevlake une demand and the Trang Aax. I went to the Police Station to the death of the Indian have you undo any side. If a man madea confession against himself fighting has been continued for a few days and higher priced, because beardly kavicappid; wait there until nu informar came to toll, me money?" He said "No." I said, "You need rulers that confession was found to be true he that now the Chinese admit that their lunes are / of which we (H. C. Daily News) do not vouch the north lie Independent Auriach and the treati Chinase article would, in five yesze at most, do not know the informer's name, but I know froin the man why should you go away? Then some evidence to support it besides the prisoner's said to have pushed forward three thousand men, COMMURICASION FROM IN, PRESIDENT OF defines the northea boundary drawn seross to

whether the prisoner was it. Taumati or not.not be afraid. If you have not taken any money bald not be convicted upon it. There must be fully 1,000 kilod and wounded. The French are:

• peak of this range in 19 dag. 49 min. Sang, N. int. beexcluded from the British market. To raise him by sight. He wont from Hongkong with I told him to remain there and I would go out own statement Belconfessions had been

THE KOREA FOREIGN OFFICE, TO THE the range of mountains east of the Bittang river. the tax ou tes in China would indeed be kill me and was to go out to see if the prisoner and get my wages, and if I could not got 207 times out of number, either from paracas tired of and that the Chiness commenced the attack. All

JAPANESE MINISTER TAMELOTN--

Thore the independent State of Karennos com. - ing thegoone that lays the golden eggs. This was thers. He brought me the information wages I would go and borrow money. I left life, who wished thereby to die, or others who the available Chinese troops were sent to the Abant nine o'clock on the 17th of the present plates the northern boundary between British

and I then want and arrested the prisoner and him and came over to this side... staple at present yields the Peking Govorn-charged him, I do not understand Chinese

make the confession in a fit of drunkenness or front, the ides being to drive the Frensh out of month, Min, Vice-President of the Farsign Ones, Burmah and Upper Bremsh. The eastern boun He told you he had no money 1--- Tex. mental aberrations, or merely from a desire for Koiang, the instructions given to Lin Ming happened to be wounded by jobbart, but not dary from this follows the westens frontier of porfectly, but I understand a good deal of it, Did you not tell him that if he were to come notoriety. The jury must older whether a for a present temporary gain, to endanger. Teang Ass sud the informar were with mo at be able to get money?--I did not tell hita no.

Yery ordinary occurrence indeed; and we did The Siamese Malay Statss of the peninsula lis so doubt on abominable maler had been meteran commanded the troops in person, it is not expect that on Excellency would march be the south of this. -- might say sacrifice-ite vory existence. the time. I did not tell him the Government Did you tell him you might get money from mitted, and doubtless it was beach to be desired makt, but was again unausonnefnd.

into the Paince and the forbidden grounds with The delta of the Irrawaddy river commandes

The

JAPAN AND KOREA.. following documents, for the anthenticity have been published :----

British Burmah extends for nearly 1,000 miles along theeastern shore of the Bay of Bengal, from 20 deg. 50 min. Ist "It is divided from the Indian province of Chittagong on the west by the offshoots of a great chain of mountains, the Arakan Yoma, running down from Sylhet and Csabar in Lower Bongal to Cape Negrais. Ou of country called Kareanee. A line drawn from

meat a large revenue, but they now propose, arrested the prisonor, at No. 28, Prays. øyer and tall the Magistrate all about it he would case of murder had been proved. There was/chuan being to retaks Kelang, The allant Berlounly enough to cause death. This was a Siam to the Isthmus of Krew in 10 deg. N. lat.